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Midgley predicts Eagles triumph

FABULOUS Flournoy’s Newcastle lock horns with border rivals Scottish Rocks tomorrow night in a dress rehearsal for next month’s cup semi-final clash – and Great Britain star Richard Midgley is confident of winning both. Read

Newcastle Eagles 96, Cheshire Jets 79

THE Eagles sealed a spot in the BBL Cup’s final four last night after destroying former Tyneside hero TJ Walker and his travelling Cheshire Jets roster. Read

Flournoy wants Fabulous start to go on

EAGLES’ play-caller Fabulous Flournoy will be fighting on all fronts tomorrow night when he welcomes former teammate TJ Walker to Tyneside in the BBL Cup. Read

Newcastle Eagles 92, Worcester Wolves 73

FABULOUS Flournoy turned over old enemy Skouson Harker last night as the Eagles extended their lead at the top of the BBL, writes DAN WARBURTON. Read

Fab’s cool about his old enemy

WHEN Fabulous Flournoy steps out on court this evening, he will come toe-to-toe with an old enemy. Because sauntering his way back to Tyneside is old-foe Skouson Harker. Read

Newcastle Eagles 87, Plymouth Raiders 79

EAGLES’ marksmen Richard Midgley and Charles Smith combined to secure the double over Plymouth and extend Fab Flournoy’s unbeaten run to eight games. Read

Midgley aiming to win the lot

EAGLES’ talisman Richard Midgley has issued a warning to potential BBL contenders that his in-form team-mates plan to dominate the league this year – by winning every piece of silverware on offer. Read

Eagles part with title-winner Tom

TOM Sherlock was last night considering his future in top-flight basketball after the former Wayne State favourite’s Newcastle Eagles career came to an end. Read

Jets can’t halt winning streak

RETURNING Eagles legend TJ Walker could not stop Fab Flournoy’s men edging to their seventh consecutive win of the season as they claimed a tight victory last night. Read

‘There’ll be no favours for TJ’

TYNESIDE may be welcoming back a legend this evening, but Newcastle Eagles playcaller Fab Flournoy has confirmed there will be little room for sentiment. Read

Fab’s prodigy makes an emotional return

FORMER Newcastle Eagles favourite TJ Walker has a penchant for success – a desire well satisfied during his time on Tyneside. But when the point guard takes to the court tomorrow, he may well have a lump in his throat. Read

Eagles rise to league summit

THE Newcastle Eagles are perched proudly at the top of the BBL after a great win last night in Sheffield. Read

In-form Eagles can win silver

BBL Championship novice Richard Midgley may only have been on Tyneside a matter of months, but the Great Britain star has seen enough to be convinced the Eagles are destined for silverware this year. Read

Bridge inspirational as Eagles hit top

AN Andrew Bridge-inspired Newcastle Eagles brushed aside BBL newcomers Everton Tigers to set-up a top-of-the-table away clash with Sheffield on Friday. Read

Fab’s focussed on job in hand

NEWCASTLE play-caller Fabulous Flournoy may be in the middle of possibly his most exciting start to a BBL campaign, but the New Yorker is refusing to compare his roster with the one that scooped a domestic clean sweep two seasons ago. Read

Plymouth Raiders 69, Newcastle Eagles 76

A SUPERB victory at Plymouth last night made it a fabulous double winning weekend for the Newcastle Eagles. Read

Leicester coach is wary of Eagles’ duo

EAGLES’ duo Richard Midgley and Olu Babalola are being tipped as the men to spearhead Newcastle’s trophy haul this year by Leicester coach Martin Ford. Read

Eagles win an epic encounter

FIERCE rivals Scottish Rocks and Newcastle Eagles last night put on a fabulous display that did British basketball proud at Braehead, with Eagles eventually triumphing. Read

Flournoy fearing a Rocks backlash

FABULOUS Flournoy is expecting the backlash of an under-achieving Scottish Rocks when his Newcastle Eagles side travel to the Braehead Arena tonight. Read